Cultural_Diversity_and_the_Group_Process.docx PCN-162 Cultural Diversity and the Group P

Cultural_Diversity_and_the_Group_Process.docx  PCN-162  Cultural Diversity and the Group Process  College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Grand Canyon University  PCN-162: Group Intervention  Cultural Diversity and the Group Process  This paper is going to discuss cultural diversity within the group process by defining cultural diversity, the impact of cultural diversity on the group process, the cultural barriers that may be encountered when working with diverse populations, and what types of culturally diverse groups the writer would like to work with.  Cultural Diversity  Addiction has an effect on people from all different backgrounds, therefore, therapeutic group settings are going to have a diverse population. Cultural diversity is the difference and individuality of each individual from different backgrounds. Cultural diversity is the difference of gender, age, race, education, economics, sexual identity, religion, etc. among everyone in the world. In a group setting, a counselor will have participants that are culturally diverse, different cultures and backgrounds are coming together to form a community (Corey, Corey, & Corey,  2016). However, this community is not going to agree on everything because of their diverse backgrounds, these individuals are going to have different views on topics. For example, someone who is deep in their religion may put their recovery in the hands of their higher power and a person that does not believe in a higher power may disagree and say they are pulling themselves out of thei